Wondering how to use Muzzle in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as gag or restraint.
Muzzle in a sentence
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Muzzle meaning
- The protruding part of an animal's head which includes the nose, mouth and jaws.
- A person's mouth.
- A device used to prevent an animal from biting or eating, which is worn on its snout.
Synonyms of Muzzle
Using Muzzle
- The main meaning on this page is: The protruding part of an animal's head which includes the nose, mouth and jaws. | A person's mouth. | A device used to prevent an animal from biting or eating, which is worn on its snout.
- Useful related words include: gag, restraint, constraint, silence.
- In the example corpus, muzzle often appears in combinations such as: the muzzle, muzzle velocity, to muzzle.
Context around Muzzle
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Muzzle
- In this selection, "muzzle" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, diameter, repeating, double, brake, ring and flash stand out and add context to how "muzzle" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a plain muzzle and a slanted muzzle brake on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "muzzle" sits close to words such as acquaintance, allocating and amphibious, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with muzzle
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The original muzzle-ring was cut away and a new, large diameter muzzle ring welded in place. (17 words)
Use of a ported barrel, muzzle brake or suppressor can further be used to reduce muzzle climb. (17 words)
The M110A2 is the latest version with double muzzle brake, the earlier A1 version had a plain muzzle. (18 words)
The older and more-stable forms of cannon were muzzle-loading as opposed to breech-loading — in order to be used they had to have their ordnance packed down the bore through the muzzle rather than inserted through the breech. (40 words)
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa and her online news company have been cleared of tax evasion charges she said were part of a slew of legal cases used by former president Rodrigo Duterte to muzzle critical reporting. (38 words)
Mentioning that Manipur is “predominantly a tribal state”, Soren said there has been “a complete silence and a desperate attempt by the Centre to sideline the issue” and “muzzle the voice of the media and the people”. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Air guns with muzzle energy up to 15 J, gas pistols and non-repeating muzzle-loaded guns are available to anybody above 18 without permission.
The AK-47 bayonet is installed by slipping the convert diameter muzzle ring around the muzzle and latching the handle down on the bayonet lug under the front sight base.
The M110A2 is the latest version with double muzzle brake, the earlier A1 version had a plain muzzle.
The new SMP-842 propellant in the round burns quicker in the shorter M4 carbine barrel, ensuring less muzzle flash and greater muzzle velocity.
The older and more-stable forms of cannon were muzzle-loading as opposed to breech-loading — in order to be used they had to have their ordnance packed down the bore through the muzzle rather than inserted through the breech.
The original muzzle-ring was cut away and a new, large diameter muzzle ring welded in place.
The shorter the barrel, the more difficult it is to hide the flash; the AKS-74U has a complex, effective muzzle-booster/flash suppressor, yet it still suffers from extreme muzzle flash.
The standard AK-47 barrel does not counteract muzzle rise and climb as well lateral shift to the right much like the AKM's offset muzzle brake.
This new model used a stamped sheet metal receiver and featured a slanted muzzle brake on the end of the barrel to compensate for muzzle rise under recoil.
Use of a ported barrel, muzzle brake or suppressor can further be used to reduce muzzle climb.
Even of exiled journalists have been targeted under the DSA in an apparent effort to muzzle critical reporting abroad.
He is on ground, but does not have the financial muzzle to foot the bill across the state.
He is strong on lead and needs a physically able owner that can handle him and continue to muzzle train him.
Humans should also wear gloves and wash their hands frequently when caring for an animal that has visible sores on their muzzle, lips, or inner mouth to avoid Orf Virus transmission to themselves.
It’s a lot to take in — with flashes of blue, green, and red lighting up the battles like muzzle flashes and grenade explosions would in a military shooter — but it looks spectacular.
I would also consider situations where someone holding a real gun ignores every single normal precaution about muzzle awareness and trigger discipline to fall in that category.
Mentioning that Manipur is “predominantly a tribal state”, Soren said there has been “a complete silence and a desperate attempt by the Centre to sideline the issue” and “muzzle the voice of the media and the people”.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa and her online news company have been cleared of tax evasion charges she said were part of a slew of legal cases used by former president Rodrigo Duterte to muzzle critical reporting.
Owners will need to register their pets, neuter and microchip them and keep them in a lead and muzzle when in public.
Professor Christine Middlemiss told Radio Four's flagship Today programme that there would be a period where owners will have to register their dogs, neuter them and muzzle the dogs in public.
Common combinations with muzzle
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: